I also highly recommend this proposal. The p7zip archive resides in the universe repository, but I don't see any problems with it getting moved to main - 7z is based on the LZMA algorithm which has no patent encumbrances (it's the p7zip-full archive that would be inappropriate for main, as it includes RAR support).
The archive is currently 337KB - and while I understand that every single KB is precious on the Live CD, let me point out that the inclusion of p7zip by default could accelerate the adoption of the dpkg- lzma[1] blueprint (that would yield a saving of 175mb on the alternative image), and improved changes of Ubuntu's SquashFS image being transitioned to LZMA, when official support arrives in the near future. I have also filed a related bug[2] to get p7zip-full included in the ubuntu-restricted-extras repository (which serves wider needs than the scope of this bug). There's also an ongoing discussion[3] in the development section of Ubuntu Forums. References: [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/dpkg-lzma [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379236 [3] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1165142 -- p7zip package should be installed by default https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261117 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
